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N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 1394-c

Camps for children with developmental disabilities

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Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2022
* § 1394-c. Camps for children with developmental disabilities. 1.\nCamps for children with developmental disabilities, as defined in\nsubpart 7-2.2 of part seven of chapter one of title ten of the New York\nstate codes, rules and regulations, and in compliance with the justice\ncenter for the protection of people with special needs, shall be\nauthorized to employ or contract with any of the individuals licensed\nunder articles one hundred thirty-two, one hundred thirty-six, one\nhundred fifty-six, one hundred fifty-nine, one hundred sixty-two and one\nhundred sixty-seven of the education law, to provide professional\nservices between June first and September fifteenth. Individuals hired\nunder this section shall communicate with the camp health director when\nmedically necessary for the sole purpose of providing health services\nthat benefit campers and staff at the camp while the camp is in\noperation. In cases where the camp health director's lawful scope of\npractice is more limited than that of the licensed professional\nproviding services, the camp health director shall not supervise the\nprovision of such treatment, but shall be informed of such treatment as\nmedically necessary to ensure the well-being of the camper.\n 2. All decisions, identification or coordination of professional\nservices, or other professional interactions with campers and staff,\nmust be made based on the professional judgment of such licensees to\nprovide professional services within his or her lawful scope of practice\nfor the purpose of treating campers and staff during their attendance or\nemployment at such camp, pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated\nby the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of education.\n 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority\nof another state agency if such state agency is otherwise authorized\nunder another provision of law to certify, license, contract or\nauthorize such camp, nor shall the authority to hire licensed\nprofessionals pursuant to this section be construed to provide an\nexemption of such camp from any certification, licensure, or any other\nsuch requirement established by such state agency or under any other\nprovision of law.\n * NB Effective July 16, 2022\n
§ 1394-c. Camps for children with developmental disabilities. 1. Camps\nfor children with developmental disabilities, as defined in regulations,\nand in compliance with the justice center for the protection of people\nwith special needs, shall be authorized to employ or contract with any\nof the individuals licensed under articles one hundred thirty-two, one\nhundred thirty-six, one hundred fifty-six, one hundred fifty-nine, one\nhundred sixty-two and one hundred sixty-seven of the education law, to\nprovide professional services for any period during which the camp has a\nvalid permit to operate. Individuals hired under this section shall\ncommunicate with the camp health director when medically necessary for\nthe sole purpose of providing health services that benefit campers and\nstaff at the camp while the camp is in operation. In cases where the\ncamp health director's lawful scope of practice is more limited than\nthat of the licensed professional providing services, the camp health\ndirector shall not supervise the provision of such treatment, but shall\nbe informed of such treatment as medically necessary to ensure the\nwell-being of the camper and staff.\n 2. All decisions, identification or coordination of professional\nservices, or other professional interactions with campers and staff,\nmust be made based on the professional judgment of such licensees to\nprovide professional services within his or her lawful scope of practice\nfor the purpose of treating campers and staff during their attendance or\nemployment at such camp, pursuant to applicable regulations promulgated\nby the commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of education.\n 3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority\nof another state agency if such state agency is otherwise authorized\nunder another provision of law to certify, license, contract or\nauthorize such camp, nor shall the authority to hire licensed\nprofessionals pursuant to this section be construed to provide an\nexemption of such camp from any certification, licensure, or any other\nsuch requirement established by such state agency or under any other\nprovision of law.\n

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